This article examines the ways in which voluntarily childless women are represented in contemporary public discourse and sets these representations alongside the voices of thirty-five voluntarily childless women interviewed as part of a larger project on reproductive decision-making in the context of Australia's falling birthrate. Through the findings presented here we seek to challenge a key stereotype: the image of voluntariiy childless women as selfish career-driven feminists who prioritize work, are actively anti-mothering, and live unfulfied lives. The findings presented directly challenge popular perceptions of a simple causal link between feminism, careers and childlessness.